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In Antigone by Sophocles, which element of tragedy is most apparent in Creon’s transformation from a proud and prosperous monarch in the beginning of the play to a defeated, lonely old man at the end of the play?

A) peripeteia
B) hamartia
C) hubris
D) anagnorisis

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A) peripeteia is the correct answer because it is by definition the sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, and this is exactly what occurred with Creon
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Answer: The correct answer is option A) "peripeteia"

Explanation: The play "Antigone" by Sophocles is defined as a tragedy in part to Creon's transformation into a defeated lonely man when he was a proud monarch. This transformation fits with the definition of peripeteia, a sudden reversal in fortune such as the one that Creon suffered.

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